Mrs. Darcy's daily life

"Dangdangdang..."

A coin was smashed on another coin, and the crisp sound continued to come out. Field poured all the money in his body on an old table, and a smoked black oil lamp was quietly burning beside him.

The entire room he stayed in was not big, with only a bed, a table, and a locker. There was a small activity space in the middle, and there was nothing else to put in the room.

Under the dim light, Field held the coins in his right hand and muttered: "One shilling, one shilling and five pence, six shillings and five pence,..."

The table was covered with a pile of coins of small denominations, the largest being only five shillings, the smallest being only a penny, and the smallest pile being less than a pound.Field frowned and looked at the pile of money in front of him, and murmured, "It's only nineteen shillings and ten pence, less than a pound."

While he was muttering, there was a knock on the same old wooden door, "Dong dong dong", Field immediately pulled all the money on the table into his wallet, put it on his body, stood up, walked to the door, and opened it with his hand.

"Oh, Mr. Field, I think you have to pay this month's rent. Also, I'm here to inform you that dinner is about to begin." A fat middle-aged woman stood by the door and said with a smile , she was wearing a brown skirt and a white smock, and she was round and round.

"Rent?" Field frowned when he heard the words, and said after a while, "How much is it in total?"

"The rent plus your board expenses is nine shillings and threepence, Mr. Field. But last time, because you painted me a picture generously, I will only charge you nine shillings this time as a thank you." Your generosity last time."

"Oh, thank you then," Field said, and then he took out his bag and handed nine shillings to the innkeeper's wife.

The proprietress took the money with a smile, told him to go downstairs for dinner, and left happily.

Field went back to the room, picked up his coat and put it on, blew off the oil lamp, closed the door, and went down the dark wooden stairs at the end of the corridor.

In the restaurant, the long wooden table was full of people, and the proprietress was filling everyone's cups with coffee. There were plates of brown bread on the table, and there was a butter jar next to them.

After Field came down, everyone greeted him and drank coffee silently with their cups.

"Oh, Mr. Field, you are down, sit down quickly, and we will have dinner soon."As she spoke, the proprietress put the coffee pot on the dining table, then turned around and picked up a pot from the chopping board against the wall and held it in her arms. She picked up a wooden spoon in her right hand and scooped a pot on the plate in front of each tenant. spoon food.

Field sat down and waited for a while before the proprietress came over slowly and scooped a spoonful into his plate.

A spoonful of boiled potatoes appeared in front of Field, sprinkled with black pepper as a seasoning.

Field said "thank you", picked up the knife and fork and started to eat, his eyes fixed on the black bread in front of him, thinking about other things in his mind, he reached out unconsciously to pick up a piece of bread, spread evenly butter on it and then Put it in your mouth.

After the proprietress put another spoonful of stew on Field's plate, he looked up and said, "Mrs. Roger, thank you for your care during this period of time. I think I have to leave Derbyshire tomorrow. The money on my body has been exhausted." Not enough for me to stay here anymore."

"Oh my god, Mr. Field, are you leaving Derbyshire?" Hearing this, the proprietress put down the pot in surprise, looked at Field with wide eyes and shouted: "That's such a pity!" After finishing speaking, the others They also raised their heads to look at Field, said a few polite farewell words, then lowered their heads and continued to eat. They are all tenants here, and they have little contact with each other. They only know that the other party is a painter who is visiting Derbyshire.

Although the proprietress said regretful words, she didn't have the slightest intention to keep him. If Field was leaving for other reasons, she might try to keep him, but if it was because she ran out of money, she didn't have the need to keep him. .

After chatting with the proprietress for a few words, Field continued to eat with his head down. He hadn't met Caroline once in the past month. Now that he was running out of money, he had to leave due to the need to make ends meet.

It's not that Field has tried to sneak into Pemberley Manor, but every time it ends in failure.

Back in the room, Field took out the picture scroll he had carefully kept and unfolded it. It was an oil painting with bright colors. In the magnificent hall, the woman in a gorgeous red dress was particularly dazzling, as if the magnificent hall behind her had become her The whole person is noble and elegant.

Gently stroking the woman on the scroll, Field sighed and reinstalled the painting.He is going to leave Derbyshire tomorrow for France.He has a classmate who is well-known in the French painting circle. He was invited this time, and even the boat ticket was mailed to him, just to let him go to France to develop.

The thought that he was still an unknown painter in England for so many years made Field suffer a lot, especially after meeting Mrs. Darcy of Pemberley Manor this time, it made him want to become famous in the painting world even more , only in this way can he possibly impress his angel.

Early the next morning, Field left Derbyshire in a taxi.

In Pemberley Manor.

Caroline stood outside the window and looked at the scenery of Pemberley Manor in the distance. It was going to be winter soon. Even though it was not too late, the distance was still hazy, and the clouds and mist above the valley were lingering and lingering. Indistinct, like a fairyland.

A tall figure covered Caroline's back, with his hands around her waist, his head resting on her shoulders, tilting his head slightly, and a low and gentle voice rang in his ears: "Today I will take you to the town shopping?"

"Going to the town, why are you going to the town?" Caroline asked suspiciously.

"Didn't you stay at Pemberley Manor all the time? I'm afraid you'll be bored, why don't I go shopping in the town with you?" Speaking of this, Darcy not only felt a sense of gratitude in his heart, Caroline had never I thought about going shopping in the town to avoid being met by that painter.

Darcy was extremely annoyed by the painter, who actually stayed in the town for a full month, and wandered the streets every day, occasionally sneaking into Pemberley Manor, fortunately he sent someone to watch, Didn't make it for him.

Since Field left Pemberley Manor that day, Darcy had sent someone to watch him. How could he rest assured that such a person would stay in Derbyshire?

Facts have proved that Darcy's worries are all correct, the painter has not given up for a month.

Fortunately, people have left Derby County now.

Caroline turned around and looked up at Darcy: "I don't want to go shopping in the town. Aren't you going to Matlock tomorrow? How about I go with you then?"

Darcy lowered his head and kissed Caroline's eyes, and said softly: "That would be perfect", at the end, he kissed her eyes, cheeks and lips all the way. Darcy tightened his hands, preparing to deepen the pressure. During the kiss, "dong dong dong", a knock on the door interrupted Darcy's next movements, frowning, Darcy's eyes were filled with displeasure.

Pushing Darcy away with a smile, Caroline said, "Honey, you have to stay away from me right now." After speaking, Caroline turned her head, looked out the door and said, "Come in."

Regretfully withdrew his hand, Darcy turned around, pursed his lips, and looked at the door.

"Ma'am, sir, this is a letter from Miss Darcy," said Angel holding a letter at the door.After Caroline nodded, Angel stepped forward, handed her the letter, and quickly left the room because she saw that Darcy's face was not looking well.

Caroline picked up the letter opener on the dressing table and quickly cut open the envelope. Behind her, Darcy hugged Caroline and looked at the letter with her. After a quick glance, Caroline said: "Georgiana Back in London, she is going to go back to Pemberley Manor the day after tomorrow, but we are going to Matlock tomorrow," Caroline said, turning around and holding up the letter: "It's up to you now, dear."

Darcy promised with a smile: "Don't worry, ma'am, I promise to complete the task", and then leaned over to kiss Caroline, but Caroline pushed him away with one hand, and said with a smile: "Now You must write the letter at once, and you must ensure that the letter is delivered to Georgiana before she leaves the day after tomorrow, Fitzwilliam."

"Okay then, dear," Darcy said with a helpless smile and kissed her palm, then turned and left the room.

After seeing Darcy leave, Caroline went to the bedside and rang the bell. She wanted someone to pack her luggage quickly. They were leaving for Matlock early tomorrow morning, and they should not be back until before Christmas.

They weren't going to London this year for Christmas and couldn't be part of the London social season, but she could go to Matlock for a while, and there was plenty of social.

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This morning, the weather was fine, and the largest street outside Matlock Darcy's mansion was full of traffic and shops, and it was very lively. Darcy went out in a carriage from this street early in the morning.

in the mansion

"Caroline~", Georgiana quietly walked over with a bow, and then jumped behind Caroline and covered her eyes: "Guess who I am?"

Caroline sat on the sofa and teased with a smile: "Well, let me guess which little heartless one is in our family," she said, making a pensive look.

"Oh! Oh! Caroline, you are too bad, I am so heartless," Georgiana immediately sat beside Caroline and yelled, with a look of reluctance.

Stretching out her slender fingers, Caroline poked Georgiana's forehead and scolded with a smile: "You are not a little heartless, you have come back for so long, and you have been away for more than half a year. It is not because you have fun that we forget what it is." .”

Speaking of this, Georgiana also blushed in embarrassment. She was indeed having so much fun in France that she even forgot to go back to Pemberley Manor.

Holding Caroline's arm guiltily, Georgiana smiled flatteringly and said, "Didn't I go to buy gifts for you? In order to choose a good gift, I went shopping a lot to find the one I was satisfied with."She did look for it for a long time because she wanted to buy some favorite gifts for her brother and Caroline to bring back. This shouldn't be considered a lie... right?

"Oh~", Caroline nodded meaningfully: "So it took so long to come back to help us choose a gift, it seems that I misunderstood you."

Hearing this, Georgiana's face was even more flushed, she hesitated non-stop, her eyes wandered, but she didn't dare to look at Caroline.

Seeing that it was almost done, Caroline smiled and nodded her head: "Okay, I'm just kidding you, you're guilty."

Georgiana's mouth drooped, and she looked at Caroline with a look and complained: "You bullied me again, and my brother, I want to ask my brother to help me."As he spoke, he looked around, looking for Darcy.

Although Georgiana has been staying in France this time, Mrs. Reynolds wrote to her all about Darcy and Caroline in Pemberley Manor. Having a little nephew, Georgiana was so excited that she didn't fall asleep for several nights, but now, she looked down at Caroline's stomach, wanting to cry, her little nephew didn't seem to be there yet.

Caroline burst out laughing, amused by her appearance, and said after laughing: "Then I'm afraid your idea will come to nothing. Your brother left early in the morning and won't come back until evening."

"Ah! Did brother go out?" George Ananda said disappointedly.

"Why don't we go to see the presents now, just wait at home for a while, he will be back soon," Caroline changed the subject.

"Okay then," Georgiana straightened her body and her eyes lit up: "Let me tell you, Caroline, the gift I brought back from France this time..."

After speaking, the two stood up and walked upstairs, chatting all the way.

At night, when Darcy came back, Georgiana immediately saw him coming in, threw herself into his arms happily and shouted: "Brother, you are finally back, and I brought you many presents."

Darcy looked at Georgiana in front of him, reached out and touched her head, and said with a gentle smile, "Really?"

"Yeah," Georgiana said with her eyes wide open with great sincerity, "Caroline has seen it all, you should trust Caroline."

Darcy shook his head amusedly, walked to the sofa with Georgiana, bent down and kissed Caroline's forehead before sitting beside her.Looking up, I saw Georgiana on the opposite side looking at the two jokingly. When he looked over, he showed an expression that I understood, and immediately walked towards the piano obediently with the music score.

Darcy glanced at Georgiana's back blankly. He felt that she was getting more and more daring. She even dared to tease his brother. It seemed that her temperament was not calm. It was necessary for Aunt Catherine to teach her well. some.

Thinking about it, Darcy said: "I received a letter from Aunt Catherine early this morning. She and cousin Anne decided to come to Pemberley Manor for Christmas this year."

"Oh", Caroline nodded lightly as she lowered her head and flipped through the book.

And Georgiana immediately stopped in her footsteps and shouted in surprise: "What!!!"